Momentum Problems

The momentum of an object depends upon the object's ___________&_____________.  

• size and shape
• mass and speed
• mass and veloctiy
• mass and energy

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

The equation to calculate momentum is

• p=mv
• p=1/2mv²
• p=mgh
• p=mg

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

Which has more momentum: a car stopped at a red light or a bike moving at 15 mph?

• car
• bike
• they are equal
• cannot determine using the info provided

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

Determine the momentum of 1000-kg car moving southward at 20 m/s......... 

• 20000 N
• 20000 Joules
• 20000 Kg * m/s south
• 10000 kg * m/s south

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

A runner has a momentum of 720 kg m/s and is traveling at a velocity of 5 m/s. What is his mass?

• 14.4 kg
• 1400 kg
• 144 kg
• 360 kg

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

A 2 kg cart has a momentum of 10 kg m/s. What is its velocity?

• 22 m/s
• .2 m/s
• 5.0 m/s
• 20 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

An object with a mass of 2000 kg at rest has what momentum?

• 2000 kg m/sec
• 0 kg m/sec
• 2000 kg
• 2000 m/sec

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

A 2.5 kg ball moving at 5 m/s collides with a 2.5 kg stationary ball in a perfectly elastic collision.  What is the velocity of the second ball after the collision? 

• 5 m/s
• 2.5 m/s
• 10 m/s
• 7.5 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

When the speed of an object is doubled, its momentum

• remains unchanged in accord with the conservation of momentum.
• doubles
• quadruples
• decreases

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2

Momentum is a ____________________ quantity

• science
• scalar
• vector
• energy

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NGSS.HS-PS2-2